Ms. Weber
English 11 Per. 4
April 6, 2015
Does Gun Control Work? Do strict gun laws create safer communities? Guns in the U.S. have been a problem for a long time. There are currently debates on whether guns should be restricted or banned in the United States. Gun control laws are unnecessary and only affect the law-abiding citizens, which in return tell us that gun restrictions don’t help with the prevention of death and only causes more harm than good. So, what is gun control and how is legislature trying to get rid of them? Well, gun control is the restriction of certain guns and the strict laws placed on guns. After the American Revolution and the approval of the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment right enabled Americans to legally to carry a firearm after …show more content…
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